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Wild Wild Winter

  • 1966
  • Approved
  • 1h 20m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
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Gary Clarke, Chris Noel, The Astronauts, Jay and the Americans, The Beau Brummels, Dick and Dee Dee, and Jackie and Gayle in Wild Wild Winter (1966)
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Fraternity brothers at Alpine College recruit Ronnie Duke to seduce Susan Benchley because Susan has brainwashed the other female students on campus to avoid dating the boys.Fraternity brothers at Alpine College recruit Ronnie Duke to seduce Susan Benchley because Susan has brainwashed the other female students on campus to avoid dating the boys.Fraternity brothers at Alpine College recruit Ronnie Duke to seduce Susan Benchley because Susan has brainwashed the other female students on campus to avoid dating the boys.

  • Director
    • Lennie Weinrib
  • Writer
    • Sam Locke
  • Stars
    • Gary Clarke
    • Chris Noel
    • Jay and the Americans
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
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    • Director
      • Lennie Weinrib
    • Writer
      • Sam Locke
    • Stars
      • Gary Clarke
      • Chris Noel
      • Jay and the Americans
    • 5User reviews
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    Gary Clarke
    Gary Clarke
    • Ronnie Duke
    Chris Noel
    Chris Noel
    • Susan Benchley
    Jay and the Americans
    • Jay and the Americans
    The Astronauts
    The Astronauts
    • The Astronauts
    The Beau Brummels
    The Beau Brummels
    • The Beau Brummels
    Dick and Dee Dee
    • Dick and De Dee
    Jackie and Gayle
    • Performers
    Don Edmonds
    Don Edmonds
    • Burt
    Suzie Kaye
    • Sandy
    Les Brown Jr.
    • Perry
    Vicky Albright
    • Dot
    James Wellman
    • Dean
    Steve Franken
    Steve Franken
    • John
    Steven Rogers
    • Benton
    • (as Steve Rogers)
    Loren Janes
    Loren Janes
    • The Bear
    Paul Geary
    • Larry
    Val Avery
    Val Avery
    • Fox
    James Frawley
    James Frawley
    • Stone
    • Director
      • Lennie Weinrib
    • Writer
      • Sam Locke
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    3michaelRokeefe

    Fun on the ski slopes.

    Most of the male population at a college with ski slopes needs the help of a surf bum to defrost the Dean's secretary. The secretary has the female students keenly aware that most boys want only one thing from them. If the secretary can be made to appear to be 'easy', maybe; just maybe, the girls will follow.

    Music provided by The Beau Brummels, The Astronauts, Dick & DeeDee and Jay & The Americans. These musical interludes may be the only redeeming scenes in the movie.

    The cast includes: Gary Clarke, Chris Noel, Steve Franken and Les Brown, Jr.
    2moonspinner55

    It snowballs, all right...

    When a group of guys get off the bus near the Alpine ski lodge, they smile and bow to the passing girls, who pass them right up. Turns out, all the girls are part of a sorority from nearby Alpine College and under the thumb of their housemother, who has a low opinion of the opposite sex. Universal's no-sex-on-the-slopes teen comedy apes the "Beach Party" pics from American-International, which by this time had started to fade in popularity themselves. Notable only for the musical appearances of Jay and the Americans, Dick and Dee Dee, The Beau Brummels, and cutie-pie singing duo Jackie and Gayle (incongruously singing "Our Love's Gonna Snowball" in bathing suits at the beach!). Stick with Columbia's "Winter A-Go-Go" from 1965--at least that one had a legitimate acting lead in James Stacy. * from ****
    5Uriah43

    From the Beach to the Ski Slopes

    This film opens at a small college where several male students express their frustrations about their inability to date certain female students because "Susan Benchley" (Chris Noel), the leader of the main sorority, has discouraged these women from doing so. Eventually, one of the male students comes up with a plan to invite a beach bum named "Ronnie Duke" (Gary Clarke) to come and visit due to his reputation for being able to seduce every woman he meets. They believe that once he focuses on Susan, she will yield and then soften her stance, allowing her sorority members to do the same. What they don't count on, however, is the intense jealousy of another male student named "John" (Steve Franken), who is also attracted to Susan and is willing to do whatever it takes to keep Ronnie away from her. Now, instead of revealing more, I will simply say that this film was made during a time when "Beach Party movies" were quite popular. Consequently, the setting occasionally shifted from the beach to winter ski lodges to capitalize on that popularity, while the general plot, which usually incorporates humor and romance involving attractive young women, remained largely unchanged. These films frequently include several aspiring rock-and-roll bands to enhance the atmosphere, and this film is no exception, with "Jay and the Americans" probably standing out the most, in my opinion. Even so, while the plot of this film closely resembles that of many others in its category, it successfully preserves the overall fun atmosphere better than some of the others, and I have rated it accordingly.
    6KHawley-2

    Goofy but kinda funny 1960's stuff

    I'm pretty confident this wasn't an Oscar contender in it's day, but it was actually kind of funny in a retro sort of way. College students? Most of the guys in this movie look old enough to be parents of college students. Sit back, don't expect too much, and stay tuned for the bear at the end of the movie.

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    • Trivia
      In the movie "Easy Rider," possible that a partial tile of this movie appears on the movie thater marquee in a town that the main characters motorcycle through.
    • Connections
      References La Fiancée de Frankenstein (1935)
    • Soundtracks
      Wild Wild Winter
      Written by Chester Pipkin

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    • Release date
      • January 5, 1966 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Snowball
    • Filming locations
      • Alpine Meadows Ski Resort, Lake Tahoe, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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